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At a Glance
- He finished third in the qualifications with a score of 14.600 and was the only gymnast in the final who didn’t yet have a pathway to Paris via the team or all-around qualifications.
Carlos Yulo earns a ticket to the 2024 Paris Olympics following his performance in the floor exercise qualifications at the 2023 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships in Antwerp, Belgium.
The 23-year-old Yulo clinched a return trip to the Games after placing as the highest-ranked eligible athlete in the floor exercise.
He finished third in the qualifications with a score of 14.600 and was the only gymnast in the final who didn’t yet have a pathway to Paris via the team or all-around qualifications.
Unlike in the apparatus finals where the top gymnast will earn an Olympic berth, tickets to Paris are staked in the qualifications of the team event and all-around.
Other floor exercise finalists except for Yulo have already qualified to Paris through the said two pathways.
The Philippine Olympic Committee (POC) also announced Yulo’s qualification to Paris, where he will world No. 2 pole vaulter EJ Obiena.
Yulo’s qualification came after a scary start at the world championships where he finished 91st in the all-around with a score of 67.765, no thanks to his performance in vault where he landed on his back and netted him a zero score.
He also fell on his back during his dismount in still rings to score 11.566 for 132nd place.
This will be the second time that Yulo is competing in the Olympics after seeing action in the Tokyo edition where he came close to the podium with a fourth-place finish in vault. — Kristel Satumbaga-Villar
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